DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 2 through Oct. 6:

Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 33

Market Share: 20.4%

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Distributor: Warner Bros.

Films: 24

Market Share: 15.9%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 10

Market Share: 12.9%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 18

Market Share: 11.1%

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Distributor: Sony

Films: 32

Market Share: 10.1%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 17

Market Share: 10.1%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 18

Market Share: 6.5%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 36

Market Share: 4.4%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 19

Market Share: 4.0%

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Distributor: Gramercy

Films: 13

Market Share: 1.9%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest top 10 box-office releases for the weekend of Oct. 4-6, in millions of dollars:

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% change Box Wks in Wknd. from office Film (distributor) release total last to date 1. The First Wives...(Paramount) 3 $11.0 -28 $58.5 2. The Glimmer Man (Warner Bros) 1 7.6 -- 7.6 3. That Thing You Do! (Fox) 1 6.2 -- 6.2 4. D3: The Mighty...(Buena Vista) 1 6.2 -- 6.2 5. Extreme Measures (Columbia) 2 4.1 -41 12.9 6. 2 Days In the Valley (MGM/UA) 2 2.3 -32 6.9 7. Last Man Standing (New Line) 3 2.0 -43 15.9 8. Fly Away Home (Columbia) 4 2.0 -33 15.9 9. Independence Day (Fox) 14 1.5 -42 295.7 10. Big Night (Samuel Goldwyn) 3 1.2 +46 2.6

Proj. U.S. Film (distributor) b.o.* 1. The First Wives...(Paramount) $94 2. The Glimmer Man (Warner Bros) 31 3. That Thing You Do! (Fox) 26 4. D3: The Mighty...(Buena Vista) 26 5. Extreme Measures (Columbia) 22 6. 2 Days In the Valley (MGM/UA) 12 7. Last Man Standing (New Line) 21 8. Fly Away Home (Columbia) 21 9. Independence Day (Fox) 300 10. Big Night (Samuel Goldwyn) 8

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*Distributors receive roughly half of box-office revenue, on average.

Note: Market share figures for Sony include Columbia, TriStar and Triumph releases.

Figures for New Line include Fine Line releases.

Sources: Top 10 provided by Entertainment Data Inc.; box-office projections provided by Lisbeth R. Barron, SBCI Swiss bank Corp.